Key-controlled coin-delivering apparatus.



T. I. POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. APPLIUATIONFILED I'HBJBIIDIO. RENEWED OUT. 25, 1911. 1,01 1,345, Patented Dec.12,1911.

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KEY CONTROLLED 00m DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1910. RENEWED OCT. 25, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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IZID CJDQ II KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. .APPLIOATIOHFILED rmma, 1910. RENEWED 001 .25, 1911. 1,01 1,845.

T. I. POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. APPLIGATIONFILED PEB.26, 1910. RENEWED 001*. 25, 1911.

1,01 1,845, Patented Dec. 12,1911.

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T. I. POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED com DELIVERING APPARATUS.

AYPLIOATIOE FILED F3346, 1910. RENEWED 001225, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

T. I. POTTER. KEY GONTBOLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 19 10. RENEWED 001225, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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T. I. POTTER.

KEY CONTROLLED 00m DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATIQK FILED FEB.2B,1910. RENEWED OUT. 25, 1911. 1,01 1 ,845.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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wi/lmmo T. I. POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS.APPLICATION FILED rmme, 1910. nnnnwnn 001225, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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T.I.POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.26, 1910. RENEWED 00125, 1911.

1,01 1,845. Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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I. POTTER. I KEY GOH'IBOLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. APPLICATION rum:ran. as 1910. annnwmz 001 .15, 1911.

1,01 1,845; 1 Patented Der z. 12, 1911.

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T. I. POTTER.

KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. urnmnmu run that, 1910.nsunwnn on. as, 1011.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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T. I. POTTER. KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS. uruommu FILEDPalms", 1am. nmmwnn OCT. 25, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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T. I. POTTER.

KEY CONTROLLED COIN DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.26, 1910. RENEWED 001225, 1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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A GHQ: "21 s is desired to delivera predetermined amount the positioningof the .selmtor and coin tering mechanism controlled y the selectorsuch, for instance, as the payment of checks lechanism operated by theselector posts THOMAS I. Permit, or resume, onneon'- xEY-coNrnonLnnoom-nnmvnamq Arram'rus.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application filed February 26, 1910, Serial No. 1548,1561. Renewed 00W25, 1511. Serial No. 656,721.

To all whom it may 00pm:

Be it known that LTnonas I. Po'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States,residin at Portland, in the county of Multnomah, tats of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and v useful Improvements in Key- ControlledCoin-Delivering Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the followin to be afull, clear, and exact description 0 the same, reference 1 being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and tothe figures and letters of reference marked thereon. i

This invention relates to that type of coin handling apparatus designedfor delivering a single coin or a combination of coins to make up apredetermined amount of money, and is more especially designed for useIn 1 making payments of predetermined amounts,

bv the cashier of a bank, although it will be uhderstood that I do-notwish to be limited to this particular field of usefulness for theapparatus, inasmuch as it will be obvious from the description of themachine that 1t may be used in various situations where it of moneregister the amount so delivered and, if esired, record the amountdelivered at each transaction on the particular check or voucher whichis given as a receipt for the money. r

The machine ma be said to comprise gen erally, a key-boar the keys ofwhich are arranged in groups, each group having a selector and each keyof a group controlling ejectors directly controlled by the selectors toeject and deliver coins of the roper value in accordance with the key'othe group which has been actuated. By providing a selector for eachgroup of keys thenecessity for permutation of the selectors is avoidedand the operating mechanism correspondingly simplified.

- he machine further com rises a regispositioning and e'ector operatingmechanisms and adapte to register the amount delivered by the machinewhereby the total of the deliveries Tm'ayigbo known without computationand, if desired, compared with the amounts on the receipts or vouchersgiven for theamounts delivered. p The machine further comprises aprinting below that plane.

tioning mechanism whereby printing char acters for recording the amountsdelivered by the ejectors at each transaction willbe broughtto aprinting position'in proximity to a supporting table or ledge upon whichthe check or receipt may be ositioned for receiving the impression, theimpression being made by a platen. suitably actuatedsubstantiallysimultaneously with the actual delivery of the coins by theejecting mechanism.

The ejector operating mechanism and impression devices are so connecfdthat when one is operated, the other is invariably operated and thesupport for the check or receipt is so positioned that the person makingpayment may conveniently locate th check or receipt for receiving theimpression without interfering with his manipulation of the machine orthe handling of the coins delivered.

While the machine comprises the groups of elements all correlated in themanner just set forth, it will-be understood that each group, althoughit does, in fact, comprise elements entering into and forming a part ofthe other groups, may, nevertheless, have a field of usefulness quitedistinct from file particular machine about to be described and thepresent invention is intended to comprehend said mechanisms eitherindividually or collectively.

Referring to the accompanying draw .ings-l igurc 1 is a front elevationof a. key controlled manually operated coin delivering apparatusembodying the present improve ments, the casing being remoyed and partsbroken away in order to show the remaining parts on a large scale. Fig.Q'is a sectional plan of the machine illustrated in Fig. l with partsbroken away. Fig. 3 is a section taken mainly inahorizontal planelongitudinally of the axis of the selector plan-s and showing insectional elevation parts lying Fig. 4 is mainly an end elevation withthe casing and operating handle removed but with the keyboard in sectionto illustrate the construction and arrangement of the keys. Fig. 5 is asectional elevation showing one group of keys, the selector positioningmechanism and the printing mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of the operating arm on the impression mechanism or platen. Fig. 5is a plan View of the pawl for cooperating with thearm shown in Fig. 5*together with the hub of the operating lever on which said pawl ismounted. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevati n substantially on the line 6-43.of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an elevation of one of the ejectors. Fig. T is asectional elevation in a vertical plane illustrating more particularlythe printing mechanism in its normal position. this view differing fromFig. in that in Fig. 5 the printing mechanism shown partially actuated.Fig. 8 is a plan and Fig. 9 a front elevation of one of the zero stops.Fig. 10 is an elevation of one of the sections of the main frame showingthe bearings for the main operat ing shaft. the telescoping selectorshaft and the slide ways for the coin ejecting mechanism. Fig. 11 is aside and et'lge elevation of one of the sections of the operating framefor moving the arms which control the positions of the selectors and theoperation of the registering and printing devices. Fig. 1E? an elevationof one of the key retaining and releasing slides. there being one ofthese slides for each group of keys. Fig. 13 is a sectional elevationshowing the operating connections for the registering mechanism. otherparts of the mechanism being omitted in order to avoid confusion. Fig.14 is an elevation looking at the rear side of the merhaninn shown inFig. 13, the fixed frame or supporting parts being omitted. Fig. 15 isa. detail elevation for illustrating particularly a part of the carryingdevices for the registering mechanism. Figs. 10 and 17 are correspondingelevations showing a part of tl carrying mechanism in differentpositions assumed by it in operation. Fig. 18 is a top plan view ofparts illus trated in Figs. 15. it? and 17. Fig. 19 is a top plan viewof the registering wheels and their operat ing rack bars. Fig. 20 is aside elevation of the full stroke device preferably enn loved in.connection with the operating handle and Fig. E21 is a section on theline {ll-"1)", of Fig. 20. Fig. 22 is :1 diagrammatic sectionalelevation correspondmg in some respects to Fig. 6, but showing amodified arrangement of the connections between the lever and theejectors. F ig; 23 is a detail top plan view of certain of the partsshown in Fig. 22 and Fig. 24 is an edge elevation of the connecting linkor lever interposed between each ejector and its control plunger.

Referring more especially to Figs. 1. 2 and 3 of the accompanyingdrawings which show the general arrangement of the mechanism in thepreferred type of machine it will be seen that there is employed aseries of coin stacks or receptacles A arranged at the top and front ofthe machine while at the right hand end of the machine there is a smallcompact keyboard B having five rows or groups of keys with nine keys ineach row or group. There is a so at the right. hand end of the machinean operating handle C and in front and below the coin eceptacles a chuteor hopper D for guiding the coins ejected from the receptacles down to acommon receiver D from which they may be conveniently removed by hand.

In order to simplify the mechanism as far as pre ticable and to securegreater accuracy in tl results the coin stacks or receptacles aredivided into four groups or see tions indicated in Fig. 2 and eachsection or group has its own selector plate adapted to be moved intoposition when the operating handle is manipulated but the operativeposition of which is established by the keys of its own group of keys inthe key-board. As shown, the right hand group of keys establishes theposition to which the left hand selector plate shall be moved; thesecond group of keys establishes the position for the selector plate ofthe second section; the third group establishes the position for theselector plate for the third section; the fourth group establishes theposition for the fourth section, and the fifth group controls theregistration and printing mechanism for higher amounts than can beconveniently handled by the coin stacks or holders, and, therefore, doesnot control a selector plate.

Conveniently, the selector plates referred to are in the form ofsegments E (Figs. 3 and 6) carried by frames E rigid on the ends oftubular shafts E The tubular shafts E are arranged one within the otherbut are of different lengths whereby the respective selector plates maybe mounted on their exposed ends and inalinement with each other.

At their opposite ends each shaft is provided with an arm F rigid withthe shaft and each arm is provided with a gear segment 1 (Fig. 13) foroperating the registering mechanism, as will be presently described, anda link connection f (Figs-5 and 7) for setting the printing mechanism aswill be hereinafter described. The arms F are so positioned and formedthat their outer ends may be swung in the arc of a circle eachsubstantially in the plane of the group or column of keys forcontrolling the position of the seledzor plate connected therewith.

In the preferred construction the arms F are positively swung or movedin both .directions through connections withih open ating handle andwhen they arrive in position for cooperation with an operated key theyare locked to said keymml'the connection between the arm and operatinghandle is interrupted leaving the arm locked to the key such time asitiis to be returned to its normal position.

By reference particularly to Figs. 4 and 5 itwillb'e Been that the keysar arranged in the key board with their inner circular or knob-like endsb in the arc of a circle. Said keys are mounted to slide in plates B,and are normally held outwardly by springs b. Each group of keys worksthrough a retainer and release plate or segment B shown in detail inFig. 12 and each key is provided with a projection I) having oppositelyinclined faces and a shoulder for co- .operation with the retainer andrelease plate.

but one key of a group will be held in operated position by the retainerplate.

When a keyof a group is operated its inner end is projected intoposition for cooperating withthe locking devices for the arm- F of thatgroup, and said locking devices togetherwith the arm operating mechanismare as follows: Journaled on the telescoping shafts between each of. thearms is -an"'opfer2iting disk G (the end disk being shown in detail inFig. 11) and said disks are all connected together by a bolt G workingthrough slots in the segmental portions of the respective arms. Thedisks are spaced apart by sleeves 9. Fig. 11, surrounding the bolt,whereby friction between the disks and arms .is avoided and the disksconnected rigidly to operate as a unitary body.

Each disk is provided with a notch or re cess g and a shoulder orprojection 9 together with aconcentric face g which parts cooperate withparts carried by the respective arms F. Each arm F is provided with alongitudinally movable locking pawl 9 adapted to enter the recess 9' inits disk or to ride on the concentric face 9 while the arm is locked toa key. At its outer'end each longitudinally movable pawl g. is pivotallyconnected with a latch g pivoted on the end of the arm F and adapted toswing in the arc of a circle. The outer face of the latch is providedwith a recess Fig. 4. adapted to engage and embrace the rounded ends ofthe keys. thus, with the parts in their normal position, as shown inFig. 4.

where the pawl is in engagement with its notch in the disk, if said diskbe turned to carry the arm up to either of the positions indicated inFig. 5, the said recess 9 will receive the rounded end of the key andthereby swing the latch into a position where the key an arm will belocked together; tl;\e pawl will be withdrawn from the recess in thedisk and further movement of the disk will, by the engagement of theconcentric face with the inner end of the pawl. prevent thedisengagement of the latch and key .until such time as the disk isbrought back into position for the pawl to enter the recess.

Assuming that the disk and pawl are in the position last mentioned.reverse pressure on the arm will rifect the disengagement of the latchfrom the key and a return of the latch and arm to normal position. Toeffect this result each disk is provided with the shoulder ghereinbefore mentioned which, in the machine illustrated is adapted. tocontact with one of the pawl guiding proiections 9 on the arm.-

The operating disks G are moved as a unit by a link connection orconnections J with an operating arm or arms J keyed to the shaft J whichcarries the operating handle C. The shaft is adapted to be oscillated bysaid handle so as to make a complete excursion forward and baglgthrougha definite angle greater than the required movement of the arm andsufilciently great to effect a double movement of the operating disksthroughout a portion of their excur sion, the excess movement beingntilized to operate the ejectors for ejectin the coin whereby all of theactive operations of the machine are performed during the movement ofthe handle in one direction. the resetting of the parts only beingeffected during the reverse or return movement of the handle. If no keyof a group has been operated for arresting the arm of that group, it isobvious that said arm would make a. full excursion with the operatingdisk. whereas it is desirable that the arms should be arrested duringthe initial portion of their movement if no key of the group has beenoperated. 'To performthis function. a device which may be convenientlytermed a zero stop, is employed. This zero strip consists primarily of apawl H. Figs. 4. I). 8 and 9, pivoted to swing laterally on a ver ticalaxis 1. in the frame and having a rounded end normally occupying aposition which corresponds to the position of an operated key at thezero point. the zero point. however. being a point to which the armswould be moved by a slight angular movement of the operatin disk andwill bring the selector plates into a position where they form a barrierto prevent the advance of the ejectors for that group.

" By reference to Figs. 8 and 9 it will be seen that the zero stops orpawls H for each group of keys are each providexiat its rear end with anincline. .H' normall position to be engaged by a pin or V h on the keyretaining and release plate B "whereby,

when said plate is depressed by the operaits lateral position againstthe tension of the spring k normally tending to return the same to itsoperative osition, the said zero stop is provided with a transverselyarranged spring pressed pawl hh the end of which is adapted to engagethe side face of a lover I when the stop is moved transversely, as shownby the dotted lines in Fig. 8. The lever I forms one arm of a bell cranklever. the other arm I of which is connected with a release key Iwhereby the zero stop may be manually released at any time should it bedesired to. return the same to its normal operative position as, forinstance, if a mistake has been made in operating the key of anyparticular group and it is desired that no coin shall be ejected by themechanism controlled by that group or, in other words. if it is desiredto cancel the effect of operating any key in the group. The lever I isfurther utilized as a portion of the means whereby all of the keys andthe zero stop are automatically released by the return of the arm to itsnormal position shown in Fig. 4 and for this purpose a rocking framehaving a front bar and side levers I is provided with a pawl 2' adaptedto engage a pin i on the lever l. The rocking frame I is provided with aspring i normally tending to elevate the same in position for the pawlto engage with the pin 2" but the front bar of the frame I is inposition to be engaged-and depressed by the latches on the arms F whenthe latter return to their normal position. The downward movement ofsaid lover I pushes the frame down and with it the key retaining andrelease plate B. inasmuch as the lower end of said plate is curvedaround and forms a hook to engage with the pin 5 as shown at i. Just asthe parts reach their normal positions the pawl 2' is released from itsengagement with the pin 2' by contacting with a fixed pin 2' (indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 4) whereby the lever and the key retaining andrelease late are allowed to assume their normal positions and alloperated keys will have been released.

The oscillatory shaft to which the handle is connected, preferablyextends through the machine from end to end and is adapted to operatethe coin ejecting mechanism, the ejecting of the coins, however, takingplace only during the final portion of the forward movement of thehandle, the initial or-first part ofjthe movement of said handle beingutilized, as beforc stated, for positioning the selector plates andIockin the same in their adjusted positions, as wel as for performingcertain other functions to be hereinafter described. The ejectormechanism is op ,erated by said shaft during the final portion of itsforward movement through 111- strumentalities which are preferably asfollows: At suitable points on the shaft, preferably at each end andmidway of the length of the group of selector plates, arms K (Fig. 6)are rigidly mounted on the shaft. In proximity to said arms, the shaftcarries levers K, each provided with a slot 7r; in which works a pin ison the arm K. The length of the slot is such that during the firstportion of the movement of the shaft the pin plays idly in said slot butcontacts with the rear end of the slot so as to move the arms K, whenthe selector plates have been properly positioned, further mofb-' mentof the shaft in the same direction serving to impart an operativeforward movement to the arms K and through them the ejector-mechanism isoperated. The arms K at their upper ends are pivotally connected withlinks I adapted to embrace the ends of bars L mounted to slide in ways M(Fig. 10) in the frame. Below the bars L and connected thereto bysuitable bolts or posts are bars L, the latter also workin in openingsin the frame indicated at 1M in Fig. 10. The links l are provided withopenings for the ends of the bars L, of sufficient size to permit of thenecessary angular movements of the links during the swinging of thelevers K and when said levers are moved the bars will be drawn forwardlyin the ways of the frame to operate the ejectors. Said ejectors areindicated in Figs. 2, 6 and 6 by the letter N.

The ejectors are each formed by a relatively thin blade or bar suitablymounted in the frame so as to slide longitudinally and to intersect thebottom of the coin stacks and eject the coins. The connections betweenthe bars L and ejectors are preferably formed as follows: The bars Lpass through slots N in the ejectors and ma travel back and forth insaid slots. Said bars L carry springs Z adapted to engage with the rearends of the ejcctors so as to advance said ejectors with the bars, butif the movement of the ejectors be arrested the springs will ride out oftheir seats and permit the ejectors to remain stationary while. the barscomplete their excursion. Additional connecting means are alsopreferably provided in the form of pawls which drop in behindprojections on the ejectors after the latter have passed through theselector plates, thus insuring a ositive connection between the bars anejectors at ,t time when the coins are to be engaged an discharged fromthe stacks. Conveniently, each frame is provided with guide ways havinginclines m thereon located at a point slightly in rear of a positionwhich would be reached by a projection N on the ejectors when theforward ends of the ejectors have passed through the selector plates.Pawls O loosely hung on the upper ends of .t e posts 0 are guided by theinclines m when the ejectors have advancedto the point before stated,but if said ejectors are arrested by the selector plates the pawls 0will pass down in front of said projections and will then travel forwardwith the bars .LL without carryin the ejectors with them. The operation0 this portion of the apparatus will be readily understood from Fig. 6wherein the ejectors, pawls,- and springs are shown in full lines intheir normal or inoperative position and in dotted lines in theirforward osition after a coin has been ejected from the base of thestacks. Inasmuch as the shaft J has a range of movement greater than thearms K and the ejectors should be returned to their normal positionsdurin the first ortion of the return movement 0 the sha J to withdrawthe ejectors 'from the selector plates before the latter begin theirreturn movement, provision is made for connecting the levers K and'armsK during initial return movement of the shaft. The connectionspreferably employed embody hook pawls k pivotally mounted on the leversK and adapted to engage the ends or shoulders is on the arms K when'thelatter are moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig.6. or at the time when the levers K begin their forward movement. Thepawls k serve to connect the arms and levers throughoutthe remainingportion of the forward movement and during the initial portion of thereverse movement, but are disengaged from the arms by contact withadjustable screws or stops k in the frame, when the levers K havereturned to their normal positions. The arms K, however, continue theirreturn movement, and during this portion of their movement the selectorplnlvs are returned to their normal position through their-"connectionswith the arms F before described.

The sequence of operations justreferred to will. perhaps, be bestunderstood by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 in connection with Fig. 6. InFigJ-B the lever arm J is shown in full lines in the osition it occupieswhen the selector plates ave been positioned and the pin 7." has reachedthe end of the slot In in the arm K. From the position indicated in fulllines in Fig. 5 to the position indicated in dotted lines, the lever armJ and shaft J 011 which it is mounted is completing the final portion ofits forward movement and is efi'ecting the o eration of'the ejectors toeject coins from t ose coin stacks with which the-proper apertures inthe selee-tor plates are brought into alinement. This movement of thelever arm J from the position shown in full lines to the position shownin dotted line will result in a retrograde movement of the operatingdisks for the arms F but, inasmuch as said disks have been movedforwardly a greater distance than was necessaryl the retrograde movementdoes not bring t e disks into engagement with said arms F. In additionto their function of pipsitioning the selector plates E the arms alsooperate in conjunction with the lever arm J to set and o crate both theregisterin mechanism and e printing mechanism, t e connections foroperating the printing mechanism being substantially as follows: Aseries of segments P bearing "5 suitable numerals on their peri heriesare ivotally mounted on a shaft ung in the rame preferabl immediate ybelow the front ortion o the keyboard. The segments may be convenientlytermed type segments as each carries numerals correspondin to thenumerals indicated by the keys of its particular roup and each isconnected by a. link I) with the arm F of thatgrpu of ke s. is made ajustab e at p for initially setting the t e segments and it is obviousthat when t e arms F are swun to their proper positions for locking these ector plates, the type segments P will be correspondingly swung so asto bring\ the desired character efinite point w ich may be termed theprinting point. In Figs. 4 and 7 the parts are shown in their normalpositions, while in Fig. 5 the arm F of one group of ke s has been swunginto engagement with the third key from the bottom. This has positionedthe proper selector plate and has also positioned the type segment forthat group of keys so as to bring the proper numeral to the printingpoint. Durlng the movement of the arm F to the position indicated, thelever arm J has moved to the full line osition in Fi 5 aiid has therebydepresse the platen or ammer P against the tension of an 'elevatingspring P. The connections whereby the platen P is depressed, preferablyconsist of tin arm p on the stem of the platen, Figs. 5 and 5, and alaterally swingmg pawl 1;", Figs. 5 and 5, on the lever arm, J. The armis rovided with an incline p adapted to de ect epawl p: laterally duringthe return movement of t e lever arm, but said pawl p, during theforward movement of the arm from the position indicatedinfull lines tothat indicated in'dotted lines, will first depress and then ride off thetop of the arm thereby releasing the laten or hammer and the latter,under t e influence of spring P will strike a blow on the under side ofany paper or impression surface which may be intterposed petween it andthe t at t e rin poin E; accordnce v l' i th the present it is designedthat the check receipt or 120 voucher given for the coin dischargedfrom.

the machine, shall receive the impression of the characters indicatingthe amount of money discharged andto enable the said check, voucher orreceipt to big-conveniently I invention,

The link connection p 85 r may be held own to the position esired by andprop erlyinserted, a suitable table or support is arranged in proximityto the i printing point or in such relat on thereto i that the check,voucher or receipt may be slipped beneath the type segments forreceiving the impression. In order that the platen or hammer shall notobstruct the entrance of the check, the said hammer is normallysupported, as shown in Fig. 7, so as to leave a space between its faceand the face of the t me at the printing omt. It

a supplemental sprin P acting against the tension of the spring 9 or, asis obvious, the spring P may be of proper length to normally support thehammer at the desired point, but the momentum of the hammer or laten isalways suflicient to carry it beyond its normal point of sup ort and wethe desired impact against t e rear ace of the paper at the printingIpoint.

For supplying in to the type faces a roller 1 1s journaled in arms Ppressed upwardlyfby a spring P. For renewing or reinking the roller thearms Pf may be depressed by a handle P extending out at the end of themachine, and the roller itself may be withdrawn through an aperture inthe end of the machinenormally closed by the heador tin er piece P onthe end of the roller (see i .3.)

Owing to t e necessity of provid ng for various movements of the partsportions ot which movements only are utilized in the manipulation ofcertain parts of the machine, the operation of a registering mechanismby the movement of the operating handle makes it desirable to employ aspe cial form of registering mechanism in order a to insure a correctregistration of the coins ejected or dischar cd from the coin stacks. IIn other words, he registering mechanism i must be so combined andrelated to tlr. positionin of the selector plates and the operation o?the ejectors that certain parts of the movements of the operating handleor shaft may take place without causing any. movement of the registeringmechanism and without liability of causing a false or incorrectregistration under any possible manipulation of the machine.

In the preferred registering mechanism the registering wheels carry upontheir peri heries numerals for indicating the totals o' the amountsregistered. They are ordinary indicating wheels Q journaled on a Shaftmounted in the frame preferably at a point above the keyboard so as toexpose their peripheries. at the reading point in a convenient positionfor observation by the cashier or person manipulating the machine. Theprimary registerin wheels Qarc five in nhmber, one for ester group orvertical column of keys and, in addition, there are preferably employedto 0 additional rcgister- F ing wheels Q 't-ig. 19) for registeringamounts beyond t e capacity of the primary registering wheels. Ordinarycarrying mechanism, such as star wheels q and inions may be employed forcarr ing mm the last primary registering wheel Q to the secondaryregistering wheels Q, and par ticular description of this portion of themechanism is thought to be unnecessary, as it is well known. The shaft Qon which the registering wheels Q, are journaled, also carries aswinging frame or hanger Q in which is journaled a series of gear wheelsmeshing with pinions 9' connected to the respective registering wheelsQ. The swinging frame Q is adapted to be swung about the shaft Q as anaxis whereby the gear wheels may be moved into or out of mesh withvertically arranged rack bars Rmounted in ways -r (Fig. 13) in the frameof the machine. The movement of the swinging 1 frame or hanger Q andgear wheels g is controlled by a vertically movable rod S having at itsupper end a slot or inclined guideway s (Fig. 15) in which works aroller or bearin a on the swinging frame Q. Downwar movement of the rodS will throw the gear wheels out of mesh with the racks R and upwardmovement of rod S will throw said wheelsinto engagementtwith the racks.At its lower end the rod S is pivotally connected to a lever s and isheld in its upper or lower position as the case may be, by a spring itis adapted to he moved into one position or the other by adjustablescrews or operating projections 3, one mounted on the lever arm J andthe other mounted on a second arm J" rigid with the arm J.'. Theconstruction is such that when the arm J is down in its normal position.as shown in Figs. *1- and 13, the screw s in the arm J will have movedthe rod S upwardly and thereby thrown the gear wheels if. into mesh withthe racks, but when the said lever arm J has moved upwardly to theposition indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 13. the projection onthe supplemental arm J will have en aged the lever 3, thereby moving therod. S ownwardly to disengage the gear wheels and racks and leave theregistering wheels disconnected from lllt'lt' operating connectionsduring the return naiventent of the lever urui. J.

The operative or downward movement of the operating racks ll is derivedindirectly in part from the arms 1 and for this purpose. the gearsegments 1 before referred to as a part 01 the llTtQF I are each in meshw ith u vertically movable rack bar Rand a pin II" on the u a; portionof each of the rack rs It war s II: a slot 1* inthe lower portions ofthe rack bars R. The pins and slots constitute loose connections betweenthe Mo rack bars and the length of each slot is such that the pinreaches the lower end of the slot when the arm F has been turned up tothe zero position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5. A continuedmovement of the arms F will draw the rack bars R downwardly inproportion to the distance the arm F is allowed to move and the movementof the arm F, as before explained, depends upon which one of the keys inthe group has been operated. As the operating handle completes itsforward movement and after the lever arm I has moved past a positionwhere it can further 0 crate arms F, the rod S is drawn downwardly, asbefore explained, thereby disconnecting the gear wheels g from the rackbars and the return movement of the rack bars may take place withoutaffecting the registering mechanism. During the movement or that portionof the movement when the registering wheels are being operated, it willbe noted that each of said wheels is connected with its operating arm Fand, inasmuch as it is only during the movement period, that thecarrying of a number from one wheel to that of the next higherdenomination can be effected, the ordinary or previously known carryingmechanisms are not adapted for use in the present machine, but a verysimple and eflective carrying mechanism may be employed which dependsfor its operation upon the loose connection between the two rack barswith means controlled by registering wheels of smaller denomination formoving the upper rack bar R an increased distance when carrying from onewheel to the other is to be etiected. This carrying mechanism, bestillustrated in Figs. 13 to 18, inclusive, embodies a series ofvertically arranged crank shafts, one for each registering wheel,journaled in the frame and each crank shaft having two cranked portionsT and T respectively. The cranks T project up in proximity to theregistering wheels Q and are adaptedto be engaged by pins t on saidwheels whereby the crank shafts will be swungon their axes at thetimewhen the registering wheels are turned from'the highest number tothe lowest number indicated thereby.

The cranks T of the crank shaft are relatively long and extend parallelwith the rack bars in proximity thereto both above and below the meetingends of said bars. Said cranks T areadapted to enga e rollers t oncarrying pawls or latches said carrying pawls or latches being pivotallymounted on the pins r connecting the rack bars. At their upper ends, thecarrying pawls or latches are provided with inclines t adapted to engageprojections or rollers t on the upper rack bars The operation of thecarrying mechanism will now be readily understood and'is as follows:Assuming tha he parts are in the position illustrated in Fig. 16 and theregistering wheel controlling the crank T, in this figure, is about tomove from the highest number thereon to the lowest, or to pass thedecimal point. As the rack bars move downwardly. the crank T will heswung from the position indicated in Fig. 16 to the position indicatedin Fig. 17. and the in cline t contacting with the roller i will drawthe rack bar R downwardly an increased distance sufficient to advancethe wheel, operated by the said rack bar one number and this movementwill. he in addition to the normal movementiimparted to the rack bar Rby the rack liar R. The pin t having moved out of engagement with thecrank T the said crank is free to return to its normal position and uponupward movement of the rack bars the end of the carrying pawl or latchwill contact with a fixed incline shown in dotted lines in .F'igs. 16and 17. thereby disengaging the carrying pawl or latch from the roller iand restoring the parts including the crank to their normal positions.

In Fig. 18, the rack bars have been omitted, but one crank shaft T, T isshown in its normal position in full lines (Fig. 16) and in its operatedposition (Fig. 17) in dotted lines, together with the carrying pawl Tand the projections having inclines t thereon, all as viewed from above.

From the foregoing description it is ob vious that the operating handleshould invariably make a full stroke or movement in each direction andto insure this result the hub of said handle or the shaft J 2 to whichgm handle is connected is provided with a all stroke mechanism shown indetail in Figs. 20 and 21 and partly in dotted and full lines in sideelevation in Fig. 4. A clutch .segment V is keyed on the shaft or hub ofthe operating handle in position for its pcriphery to cooperate withspaced and oppositely arranged rollers or friction clutch members o.Each clutch member '1: is loosely supported on the frame of the machinein position to grip the periphery of the segment V, one being adapted togrip the seg; ment and prevent its movement in one direction andtheother to grip the segmentand prevent its movement in the oppositedirection. In order to hold these clutch members out of enga ementalternatelyd'uring the movement 0 the shaft and operating handle in onedirection or he other, a clutch release segment V is journaled on entwin arms o so aced with relation to a g a P the clutch members, thatwhen one clutch member is supported by theclutoh releasing segnient'theother is free to not, andvice versa. The clutch releasingsegment' IS op.

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